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Just-In-Time: Pioneering Private Sector Collective Impact in Humanitarian Action
Find out more about how the OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business Initiative embodies collective action, based on two frameworks developed by the BCG Institute.
Seizing the Peace Dividend: Private Sector Contributions to Forging Resilient Societies
This policy brief explores the auspicious role the private sector can play in addressing fragility, responding to crises and building resilient communities to prevent…
CBI landscape assessment report – Côte d’Ivoire
The report provides an overview of the context – both manmade and natural hazard related – in which the Plateforme humanitaire du secteur privé…
News and events
Connecting Businesses, Connecting People: Notes from a CBI Deployment in Venezuela
On August 10, I was finishing writing my handover note. Six weeks of work as OCHA-UNDP Connecting Business Initiative (CBI) Emergency Private Sector Coordinator,…
Connecting Businesses, Connecting People: Notes from a CBI Deployment in Venezuela
“Disasters do not discriminate”: Building trust for effective crisis response at HNPW 2024
“Disasters do not discriminate,” said Vasiti Soko, Director of Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office, during the panel discussion on the crucial role of trust…
“Disasters do not discriminate”: Building trust for effective crisis response at HNPW 2024
Innovation in disaster management: The power of tech and business to foster resilience
According to Edelman’s Trust Barometer, businesses are the most trusted entity to integrate innovations into society. This dovetails with some of the findings of…
Innovation in disaster management: The power of tech and business to foster resilience